20th century
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Author_Abigail C. Saguy
Author_Abigail Saguy
capitol hill
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corporations
coworker relationships
cross cultural perspective
cultural beliefs
cultural concerns
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france
gender studies
globalization
graduate students
hierarchical relationships
legal issues
liaisons
nonfiction
prohibited relationships
sexual harassment
sexual relationships
social issues
social science
sociologists
sociology
taboo
the sorbonne
united states
universities
workplace relationships
Product details
- ISBN 9780520237414
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Aug 2003
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In France, a common notion is that the shared interests of graduate students and their professors could lead to intimate sexual relations, and that regulations curtailing those relationships would be both futile and counterproductive. By contrast, many universities and corporations in the United States prohibit sexual relationships across hierarchical lines and sometimes among coworkers, arguing that these liaisons should have no place in the workplace. In this age of globalization, how do cultural and legal nuances translate? And when they differ, how are their subtleties and complexities understood? In comparing how sexual harassment - a concept that first emerged in 1975 - has been defined differently in France and the United States, Abigail Saguy explores not only the social problem of sexual harassment but also the broader cultural concerns of cross-national differences and similarities.
Abigail C. Saguy is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
